Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland
Finland: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 1.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland, 2013–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland stood at 1.6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland peaked at 1.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
Finland ranks 84th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.2 | — |
| 2014 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Finland was 1.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Finland ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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